Paul Stanley On Sixx Sense

Yesterday Paul Stanley was interviewed by Nikki Sixx in his radio show Sixx Sense. An excerpt from the interview can be heard below.

Tommy Thayer Signature Guitar Coming

An Epiphone "Spaceman" Tommy Thayer signature guitar will be released in January. Hear Tommy speak about Epihone below.

Kiss Back To Hellfest

It's now confirmed that Kiss will headline next summer's edition of Hellfest in France. Kiss played at Hellfest in 2010. Read more at www.hellfest.fr.

New Italian Book Released

A brand new Kiss book, written in Italian, has now been released. The title is "Kiss - Welcome To The Show". The book can be ordered here.

Kiss To Switzerland

Yet another show has been added to next summer's European tour. This time it's Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland on June 20th.

The Elder Spoken Word

The KissFAQ has once again made a very interesting (and unexpected!) interview. This time they have interviewed the daughters of the late spoken word actor Anthony Parr who is one of the voices at "Music From The Elder". It is now revealed that he is the man behind the voice of the leader of The Council Of The Leader. Read the interview here: http://www.kissfaq.com/novelder/feature_antony_parr.html

New Eric Singer Interview

Rock Music Star has published a very interesting interview with Eric Singer where he talks about the relationship between himself and Peter Criss as well as the problems between Peter Criss and Tommy Thayer. Read it here: http://www.rockmusicstar.com/kissericsinger/

Gene Simmons At Charity Poker Tournament

Gene Simmons will join a charity poker tournament together with Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Sean Penn etc. This will take place December 1st at The London in West Hollywood. Read more at www.mendingkids.org.

Postponed Release Date Of The Singles Box Set

According to Amazon Italy, the release of the vinyl edition box set "The Casablanca Singles"has been postponed to January 29th. The box set can be ordered here.

Australian Tour Poster

Kissonline has published this photo of the poster for the Melbourne show.

Kiss Hello Kitty Toilet Paper Available

Just when you thought you'd seen it all... Now you can buy this Kiss Hello Kitty toilet paper. A set of four rolls is up for auction at Ebay, check it out here.

Italian Shows Confirmed

Two Italian shows have now been added to the European tour, the dates are the following:

June 17th: Codropio, Villa Manin
June 18th: Assago, Mediolanum Forum

One More Australian Show Added

A second show in Melbourne has now been added to the Australian tour. The full tour looks like this:

Feb 28th – Perth - Perth Arena
March 3rd – Adelaide - Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar
March 5th – Melbourne - Etihad Stadium
March 6th – Melbourne - Etihad Stadium
March 9th – Sydney - All Phones Arena
March 12th – Brisbane - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 16th – Mackay- Virgin Australia Stadium

A new website has been launched for the Australian tour, check it out here: www.themonstertour.com.

Kiss Snare Drums Soon Available

A set of brand new Kiss snare drums will be available in December. One drum per band member will be released. The price is $ 2500 per drum or $ 9000 for a set of all four. Read more at www.rockcustomdrums.com.

Peter Criss At Days Of The Dead

Peter Criss was the guest at the Days Of The Dead convention November 17th. Here's footage from his Q&A session.

Prague Show Confirmed

One more show is now confirmed for the European summer tour. Kiss will perform in Prague, Czech Republic on June 14th.

Kiss Kruise Video Report

Sixthman is the company behind the Kiss Kruise. Here is a video clip they have produced from the last cruise.

The KISS Kruise II Recap from Sixthman TV on Vimeo.

Kiss On Brazilian TV

The Brazilian TV show "Jornal Da Globo" yesterday showed this news piece from the Kiss show in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Ace Frehley Guitar Straps Available

This cool Ace Frehley guitar strap is now available at a price of $ 300. More information can be found at www.acefrehley.com.

Australian Tour Confirmed

As mentioned here before, Kiss will do a tour of Australia together with Motley Crue and Thin Lizzy. The confirmed dates are the following:

February 28th – Perth - Perth Arena
March 3rd – Adelaide - Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar
March 5th – Melbourne - Etihad Stadium
March 9th – Sydney - All Phones Arena March
12th – Brisbane - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 16th – Mackay- Virgin Australia Stadium

Kiss In Paraguay

Yesterday (November 12th) Kiss performed for the first time ever in Paraguay. The set list was the following:

Detroit Rock City
Shout It Out Loud
Calling Dr. Love
Hell or Hallelujah
Wall of Sound
Hotter Than Hell
I Love It Loud
Outta This World
God of Thunder
Psycho Circus
Love Gun
War Machine
Long Way Down
Black Diamond
Lick It Up
I Was Made for Lovin' You
Rock and Roll All Nite

Here's fan filmed footage of Rock And Roll All Nite.

New Kiss Related Book Released

 The music journalist Chris Epting has released a book called "All I Need to Know I Learned from KISS: Life Lessons from the Hottest Band in the Land". The book is about his life long journey with the band, starting out in the early 1970s when he joined the KISS Army and continuing until today. The book can be ordered here.

Symphony Orchestra In Kiss Related Problems

Sweden's two biggest newspapers, Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet, have both published a story about the symphony orchestra of Malmö who has complained about work related problems after having performed a concert with the Kiss tribute band Dressed To Thrill. The published story looks like this:

SYMPHONY ORHCESTRA MUSICIANS COULDN'T STAND THE SOUNDS OF KISS

Some of the members almost started to cry. Others called in sick. Several of the members of The Symphony Orchestera Of Malmö wanted the project to be cancelled. This happened when the symphony orchestra did some shows with the cover band Dressed To Thrill.
The concerts were a big success for the audience but it became a work related problem. It was supposed to be a meeting between two musical cultures.
 - It was very loud and above all a difficult sound environment, says Lars Wallén, chairman of the union.

The stories can be found here:
http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/orkestermusiker-talde-inte-kissljud
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article15753812.ab

Set List From Santiago

Here's the set list from yesterday's Kiss show in Santiagio, Chile.

1. Detroit Rock City
2. Shout It Out Loud
3. Calling Dr. Love
4. Hell or Hallelujah
5. Wall of Sound
6. Hotter Than Hell
7. I Love It Loud
8. Outta This World
9. Guitar Solo (Tommy Thayer)
10. Bass Solo (Gene Simmons)
11. God of Thunder
12. War Machine
13. Psycho Circus
14. Love Gun
15. Black Diamond
16. Lick It Up
17. I Was Made for Lovin' You
18. Rock And Roll All Nite

More European Shows Confirmed

Two shows in Italy have been added to next summer's European tour. The dates are the following:

June 18th: Udine, Villa Manin
June 20th: Milan, Mediolanum Forum

Kiss To Play In Australia In 2013

Kiss are confirmed to perform at the motorsport event Clipsal 500 in Adelaide in Australia. Motley Crue will also perform and the date is March 3rd.

Kiss In Argentina

Yesterday Kiss performed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Here's a TV report from the event.

Kiss Confirmed For Nova Rock

Kiss are now confirmed to perform at Nova Rock in Austria, June 14th-16th. Read more at www.novarock.at.

Berlin Show Confirmed

Kiss are now confirmed to perform at Waldbühne in Berlin on June 12th. Tickets will be available here.

Kiss To Play At Download Festival?

There are internet rumors about Kiss playing at next summer's Download Festival in England. They are said to headline the second stage. This is NOT confirmed and should be considered a rumor.

Kiss Kruise Merchandise Available

Brand new official merchandise from Kiss Kruise II is now available at the Kiss Store.

Q & A Session From The Kruise

Here's footage from the Q & A session that took place at the second edition of the Kiss Kruise.

Kiss Kruise Acoustic Show

Here's fan filmed footage of the acoustic show on the second edition of the Kiss Kruise.

Frehley's Comet To Be Reformed?

There are rumors about Frehley's Comet joining forces again. Guitarist/vocalist Tod Howarth has posted the following on this Facebook page:

"John Reagan and I spoke briefly yesterday. We talked about a lot of things concerning Ace and the Comet. There are some new developments that are brewing but that's all I can knowingly add here. I did learn a lot of things that might help, maybe get the ball rolling for the Comet so fingers are crossed for the fans."

Peter Criss' Book In The Charts

The recently released book "Makeup To Breakup" by Peter Criss has entered the New York Times bestseller charts at number 7 in the category "Hardcover Nonfiction".

More Details About The Box Set

As mentioned here, an amazing singles box set soon will be released. The official release date is now set to December 4th. The box set will contain the following 29 singles:

1. Nothin' To Lose / Love Theme From KISS
2. Kissin' Time / Nothin' To Lose
3. Strutter / 100,000 Years
4. Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll / Hotter Than Hell (Germany sleeve)
5. Rock And Roll All Nite / Getaway (Holland sleeve)
6. C'mon And Love Me / Getaway (Japan sleeve)
7. Rock And Roll All Nite (live) / Rock And Roll All Nite (Germany sleeve)
8. Shout It Out Loud / Sweet Pain (Japan sleeve)
9. Flaming Youth / God Of Thunder (U.S. sleeve)
10. Detroit Rock City / Beth (Japan sleeve)
11. Beth / Detroit Rock City (Germany sleeve)
12. Hard Luck Woman / Mr. Speed (Germany sleeve)
13. Calling Dr. Love / Take Me (Germany sleeve)
14. Christeen Sixteen / Shock Me (France sleeve)
15. Love Gun / Hooligan (Sweden sleeve)
16. Shout It Out Loud (live) / Nothin' To Lose (live) (Germany sleeve)
17. Rocket Ride / Tomorrow And Tonight (live) (Germany sleeve)
18. Strutter '78 / Shock Me (Germany sleeve)
19. Hold Me, Touch Me / Goodbye - Paul Stanley (U.K. sleeve / Purple vinyl)
20. New York Groove / Snow Blind - Ace Frehley (U.K. sleeve / Blue vinyl)
21. Radioactive / See You In Your Dreams - Gene Simmons (U.K. sleeve / Red Vinyl)
22. Don't You Let Me Down / Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll - Peter Criss (Germany sleeve)
23. You Matter To Me / Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll - Peter Criss (U.K. sleeve / Green vinyl
24. I Was Made For Lovin' You / Hard Times (Germany sleeve)
25. Sure Know Something / Dirty Livin' (Germany sleeve)
26. Shandi / She's So European (Holland sleeve)
27. Tomorrow / Naked City (Japan sleeve)
28. A World Without Heroes / Dark Light (Spain sleeve)
29. I Love It Loud / Danger (U.S. sleeve)

The box set can be pre-ordered here.

The First Of The Kiss Kruise Shows

Yesterday Kiss performed the first of their two indoor shows at the Kiss Kruise. This included live performances of "Wall of Sound", "All For the Love of Rock and Roll", "Hell or Hallelujah", "Out of This World" and "Long Way Down". Shannon Tweed has published this photo on her Twitter page.

Setlist From The Acoustic Show

Yesterday Kiss played the following songs during the acoustic show at the Kiss Kruise:

1. Hard Luck Woman 

2. Christine Sixteen 

3. Got to Choose 

4. Goin' Blind 

5. Love Her All I Can 

6. Nothin' to Lose 

7. Take Me 

8. Any Way You Want It 

9. A Million to One 

10. A World Without Heroes 

Kiss Kruise Has Sailed Away

The second edition of the Kiss Kruise has now sailed away. Above you can see a photo that Kissonline has published showing the fans waiting for the acoustic show.